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The '''Wik ''' or '''Middle Paman''' languages are a family of [[genetic relationship|genetically related]] [[Australian Aboriginal languages]] spoken on the [[Cape York]] peninsula, [[Queensland]], [[Australia]]. |
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Most Wik dialects have names beginning with the prefix ''Wik-'', and some can use either ''Wik-'' or ''Kugu-''/''Kuku-''. |
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==Classification== |
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[[R. M. W. Dixon]] (2002) places the Wik languages as a subgroup within the [[north Cape York subgroup]], along with the [[Northern Paman subgroup]] and [[Umpila language|Umpila]]. |
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As is the case with many Australian languages, a traditional name exists only for each tribal [[dialect]], and there is no name for [[language]]s in the linguistic sense. Additionally, linguists sometimes differ as to how the dialects should be grouped to form languages. [[Ethnologue]] regards each dialect as a distinct language. |
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! Dialects |
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! Dixon (2002) |
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| [[Wik Ngathan|Wik-Ngathan]] |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Wik-Ngathan language|Wik-Ngathan]] |
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| [[Wik Ngatharr|Wik-Ngatharr]] |
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| [[Wik Me'nh|Wik-Me'nh]] |
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|rowspan="3"| [[Wik-Me'nh language|Wik-Me'nh]] |
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| [[Wik-Ep language|Wik-Ep]] |
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| [[Wik-Keyeganh language|Wik-Keyeganh]] |
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| [[Wik-Mungkan language|Wik-Mungknh]] |
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|rowspan="2"| [[Wik-Mungknh language|Wik-Mungknh]] |
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| [[Wik-Iiyanh language|Wik-Iiyanh]] |
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| [[Kugu-Muminh language|Kugu-/Wik-Muminh]] |
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|rowspan="8"| [[Kugu-Muminh language|Kugu-Muminh]] |
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| [[Kugu-Nganhcara language|Kugu-/Wik-Nganhcara]] |
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| [[Kugu-Mu'inh language|Kugu-/Wik-Mu'inh]] |
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| [[Kugu-Uwanh language|Kugu-/Wik-Uwanh]] |
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| [[Kugu-Ugbanh language|Kugu-/Wik-Ugbanh]] |
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| [[Kugu-Yi'anh language|Kugu-/Wik-Yi'anh]] |
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| [[Kugu-Mangk language|Kugu-/Wik-Mangk]] |
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| [[Kugu-Iyanh language|Kugu-/Wik-Iyanh]] |
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|colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| [[Bakanha language|Bakanha]] |
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|colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| [[Ayabadhu language|Ayabadhu]] |
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==See also== |
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*[[Wik peoples]] |
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*[[Wik Peoples v Queensland]] |
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==References== |
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*{{cite book |last=Dixon |first=R. M. W. |authorlink=R. M. W. Dixon |year=2002 |title=Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development |location=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |url=http://www.cambridge.org/catalogue/catalogue.asp?isbn=0521473780}} |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?subid=90505 Ethnologue report for Middle Pama] |
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[[Category:Paman languages]][[Category:Language families]] |
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Revision as of 02:03, 14 May 2008
The Wik or Middle Paman languages are a family of genetically related Australian Aboriginal languages spoken on the Cape York peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
Most Wik dialects have names beginning with the prefix Wik-, and some can use either Wik- or Kugu-/Kuku-.
Classification
R. M. W. Dixon (2002) places the Wik languages as a subgroup within the north Cape York subgroup, along with the Northern Paman subgroup and Umpila.
As is the case with many Australian languages, a traditional name exists only for each tribal dialect, and there is no name for languages in the linguistic sense. Additionally, linguists sometimes differ as to how the dialects should be grouped to form languages. Ethnologue regards each dialect as a distinct language.
See also
References
- Dixon, R. M. W. (2002). Australian Languages: Their Nature and Development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.